An in-depth look at some of the more popular scope brands on the market, including an overview of some of each brand’s most popular scope series and models.
Vortex Optics is one of the most popular sporting optic brands in the U.S. and has grown exponentially over the last few years. At my day job, we sell quite a few Vortex scopes, and one question that I routinely hear is: do I need to register my Vortex scope? In the sporting optics world, … Read more
I recently received the following email from a site visitor concerning an issue with a Leupold CDS turret. As he and I went back and forth via email, I realized that it might make sense to put some of my responses down on paper. Especially since I’m typically asked at least one or two CDS-based … Read more
If you ask a group of hunters or shooters to name the most popular scope brand made in the US, the answer will almost always be Leupold scopes. In addition to being one of the most popular and bestselling optical brands on the market, Leupold (officially named Leupold & Stevens Inc.) is also the oldest … Read more
As the scope industry evolves and changes year to year, each scope brand goes through the usual changes expected as new scope models are released and some existing scope models are phased out or discontinued. As this process moves along, it’s not uncommon to see and hear customers start asking questions about what happened to … Read more
When scope shopping, it’s only natural to narrow down choices by comparing one scope model to another. However, there are times when readers are interested in comparing an entire series or family of rifle scopes to another, and this is one of those times. In this article, I’ll compare the following series of scopes: Nightforce … Read more